A new video podcast called "The First 50 Gigs: Guns N' Roses And The Making Of Appetite For Destruction" will be launching on Patreon on August 19th. The special show is being launched by early Guns N' Roses insider Marc Canter, who famously photographed the band's early days and they are celebrating by running a week-long "First 50 Gigs" gallery exhibit at the Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.
The producers said of the new series, "We have enough content to keep you entertained until the end of 2021. Season One will take you from the earliest moments when Slash first picked up a guitar in high school in 1981, to the newly formed 'Appetite' line up of GN'R when they first return from 'Hell Tour' in June of 1985.
Below is a breakdown of the first four episodes for the debut season:
Episode 1: Adam Greenberg, drummer for TIDUS SLOAN/ROADCREW talks about Slash's early bands.
Episode 2: Author Laurie Jacobson takes us back with a history of the Sunset Strip from 1900 to 1965
Episode 3: Author Domenic Priore continues the history of the Sunset Strip from 1965 to 1990
Episode 4: Chris Weber, founding member of AXL, ROSE + HOLLYWOOD ROSE talks about those bands.
A collection of more than 90 of Neal Schon's guitars has amassed more than $4.2 million in sales at a recent auction. The sale, which occurred just a few hours before Journey hit the stage at Chicago's Lollapalooza festival this past weekend, included two of the most expensive vintage instruments sold in the history of Heritage Auctions: a Ferrari guitar that sold for $300,000 and a 1959 Gibson Les Paul that went for $350,000. Another Les Paul, which was used on Journey's 1981’s album Escape and its enduring classic hit single "Don't Stop Believin'," was purchased by Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts. Irsay added the instrument to his collection of music memorabilia, which includes items used by Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Prince, Jim Morrison and David Gilmour.
The Who's Pete Townshend is selling his London home, and it could be yours for just £15 million (US $21m). And while this might sound a trifle pricey, the property does have serious rock'n'roll credentials. Not only has it been The Who guitarist's base for the last 25 years, it formerly belonged to Rolling Stones' guitarist Ronnie Wood. Wood converted the basement into a studio, where he recorded his solo albums “I've Got My Own Album To Do” and “Now Look”, and where the Stones recorded the original demo for the classic “It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I Like It)”, with David Bowie in attendance.
The house in Richmond, which is known as "The Wick" and comes with its own Wikipedia page, was designed in 1775 by the architect Robert Mylne, who also designed the original Blackfriars Bridge over the River Thames.
In the History of Rock, in 1969 – Creedence Clearwater Revival released their third studio album and first US No.1 Green River. It was the second of three albums they released in this year, the first one being Bayou Country and the third Willy and the Poor Boys. The album featured the title track and ‘Bad Moon Rising’ both of which were major hits in the US.
In 1971 - Paul McCartney announced the formation of his new group Wings with his wife Linda and former Moody Blues guitarist and singer Denny Laine.
In 1987 - Def Leppard released their fourth studio album Hysteria which became their best-selling album to date, selling over 20 million copies worldwide. The title of the album was thought up by drummer Rick Allen relating to his experiences during the time of his car accident, and the worldwide media coverage that followed.